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Tag: voting rights

  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Georgia G.O.P. Passes Major Law to Limit Voting Amid Nationwide Push

By Nick Corasaniti March 25, 2021 Georgia Republicans on Thursday passed a sweeping law to restrict voting access in the state, introducing more rigid voter identification requirements fo

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 31, 2021

Why the Southern Bastions of Virginia and Georgia Are Taking Opposite Courses on Voting Rights

By Steven Rosenfeld As a mass shooting, possible tornadoes, and school closures drew Georgians’ attention on St. Patrick’s Day, Republicans in its GOP-majority legislature in Atl

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  • Kintsugi
  • March 16, 2021

A GOP lawmaker says the ‘quality’ of a vote matters. Critics say that’s ‘straight out of Jim Crow.’

By Timothy Bella March 13, 2021 at 12:06 p.m. EST Amid a contentious hearing over proposed restrictions on Arizona’s vote-by-mail system, a Republican state lawmaker argued that voters

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https://youtu.be/Xd56ap_aa4k?si=ku6W3EvVJa0IkrqC

NY Times

  • As Speculation Swirls About the Emerging Iran Deal, Here’s What We Know
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  • Rick Jackson, Georgia Governor Candidate, Is Also a Film Producer Battling the IRS
  • Framing David Hockney’s Greatest Art
https://youtu.be/SmHrlKaOBYc?si=ddFrERkCsPwpL4hw

NPR

  • New study finds 'foundation' species continue to shape ecosystems after their death
  • This week's Short Wave news roundup
  • Socioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brains
  • From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
  • NASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training mission
https://youtu.be/hI1UcHIxK1Y?si=QdV2nwcTpGhpUsOC

The Progressive

  • Fighting for Care
  • The Equity Docket: Fast-Tracking Exclusion
  • Don’t Ax Proven Ways to End Homelessness
  • ‘No One Should Be Left Behind’
  • Donald Trump and a Joyless World Cup
https://youtu.be/ryXsRRonhVc?si=61yPXXV3PS9VEBKv

FactCheck.org

  • Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
  • Trump Exaggerates Previous Spending on Reflecting Pool
  • FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
  • Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
  • Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
https://youtu.be/d5BWWQAQ-co?si=He4nHqhAZJodLpvT

Snopes.com

  • Pentagon reportedly removed portrait of 1st Black 4-star US general: What to know
  • Photo doesn't show Austin Metcalf's dad with judge, DA involved in Karmelo Anthony trial
  • Did DOGE cuts cause screwworm outbreak in US? We investigated
  • Video shows National Guard members detaining woman. Here's what we know
  • Did Trump promise 'no new wars'? How his NBC interview contradicts campaign pledges

Tradeoffs

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  • Republicans Want to Change How You Buy Health Care
  • The U.S. Saved $1 Trillion on Health Care. Why Doesn't It Feel Like It?

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